盘点“我”的变化
写作任务(Section B 3a & 3b)
假如你校英文电台新开设了一档名为“How I've Changed”的栏目，现在正面向全校学生征稿，请你写一篇英语短文介绍你的变化，然后向电台投稿。
【审清题目】
内容：介绍自己的变化，即关于自己过去和现在情况的对比。写作应详略得当，如重点介绍一个最主要的变化，略写一个其他变化，或者仅围绕一个最主要的变化展开
文体：说明文
人称：以第一人称为主
时态：以一般过去时和一般现在时为主
注意：当表示“过去常常……”时，可用本单元的used to结构
【头脑风暴】
【提供素材】
常用单词和短语
在横线上填写单词或短语。
\ 过去 现在
1. 外貌 short, thin, weak, a little heavy, long / curly hair, round / small face ... tall, fat, strong, be of medium height / build, short / straight hair, long / big face, _________________(戴眼镜) ...
2. 性格 strict, selfish ( 自私的), indifferent ( 冷漠的), lazy, quiet, shy, be hard to get on / along with ... _________________( 有幽默感的), helpful, kind, friendly, warm-hearted, patient, active, popular, _________________(有礼貌的), hard-working, outgoing, be easy to get on / along with ...
3. 学习 dislike, a problem child, cause a lot of trouble at school, pay less attention to studies, _________________( 缺课), fail the exams, become less interested in ... study / work hard, get good grades / scores on one's exam, _________________(取得进步), be one of the best students in one's class ...
4. 爱好 hate, can't stand, have no hobbies ... like, love, enjoy, take interest in ..., be interested in ..., _________________(擅长于……), a big fan of ..., take up a new hobby ...
5. 行为 习惯 only think about oneself, find sharing and giving difficult, break one's promise, never care about others, make excuses for ..., tell lies, talk big ... _________________(给某人提供帮助), give a helping hand to ..., look after ..., set a good example to ..., work as a volunteer, keep one's promise, tell the truth, take action ...
Key:
1. wear glasses 2. humorous; polite 3. be absent from / miss classes; make progress 4. be good at / do well in ... 5. provide help for sb. / offer help to sb.
常用句型
1. I used to be / do ..., but now ...
2. I didn't use to be / do ...
3. ... no longer ...
4. ... not ... anymore.
5. I have changed a lot since ...
6. My biggest change is that ...
7. Speaking of the most important change, I ...
8. When it comes to my biggest change, I ...
【谋篇布局】
将括号内的汉语翻译成英语，补全短文。
引出话题 I have changed a lot in the last few years.
“我”学习方面的变化 (1)_____________________________(我过去不喜欢学习，但现在我学习很刻苦). I want to get good grades to make my parents proud.
“我”行为习惯方面的变化 My biggest change is that I've learnt to care about others. (2)____________________________(我过去很胖). I thought my classmates laughed at me behind my back. (3)____________________________(结果，我变得自私和冷漠). One day after school, it rained dogs and cats. I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I couldn't go home. At that time, my classmate Li Xue came to me. She said she could stay with me until the rain stopped. When she did this, I was touched. (4)____________________________(我为我过去对同学们的看法感到抱歉). From that day on, I opened my heart to them and (5)____________________________(我不再只关心我自己). I started to help those in need. I think that's my biggest change.
Key:
1. I used to dislike studying, but now I study / work hard
2. I used to be very fat
3. As a result, I became selfish and indifferent
4. I was sorry for what I used to think about my classmates
5. I didn't only care about myself anymore / no longer only cared about myselfused to结构
Ⅰ. 单项选择
( )1. Mr. Smith used to _______ in a small village, but now he is used to _______ in a big city.
A. live; living B. live; live C. living; living D. living; live
( )2. —My dad goes to work on foot every day.
—Oh But he used to _______.
A. driving B. driven C. drive D. drove
( )3. My grandma _______ go out for a walk after dinner, but now she _______ doing so.
A. didn't use to; used to B. didn't use to; is used to
C. isn't used to; used to D. isn't used to; is used to
Ⅱ.完成句子或对话
1. 我过去经常听流行音乐。
I _______ _______ _______ _______ pop music.
2. 她过去常到三亚度假吗？
_______ _______ _______ _______ spend her vacation in Sanya
3. 我叔叔过去是一名记者，但他现在是一名老师。
My uncle _______ _______ _______ a reporter, but now he is a teacher.
4. Sam过去不经常去钓鱼。
Sam _______ _______ _______ _______ fishing.
5. 过去这儿有个大的公园。
There _______ _______ _______ a big park here.
6. ——你过去怕黑，是吗？
——是的，我怕黑。
—You _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ the dark, didn't you
—_______, _______ _______.
【答案】
Ⅰ. 1-3 ACB
Ⅱ. 1. used to listen to 2. Did she use to
3. used to be 4. didn't use to go
5. used to be 6. used to be afraid of; Yes; I did
